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West Cork

# west-cork - Friday 22 March, 2013

Woman dies after car collides with lorry in Cork

The incident happened just outside Rosscarbery in County Cork this morning.

# west-cork - Monday 15 October, 2012

People of West Cork protesting the loss of fourth ambulance

The four-day long protest will see demonstrators push a stretcher bed from Skibbereen to Cork University Hospital.

# west-cork - Wednesday 8 August, 2012

Another oil or gas discovery off the west Cork coast?

Exploration company Providence has said that there is significant potential in one of its licence areas in the Porcupine Basin.

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

Prehistoric Road Sign of the Day

Seen in West Cork, apparently.

# west-cork - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

From The Score Triple Threat

Tri-Time: Keane shows class across two disciplines in Galway

Meanwhile, Katie Cooke edged the full-length race in west Cork.

# west-cork - Sunday 3 June, 2012

HSE urges parents to vaccinate children after measles outbreak in Cork

The outbreak in west Cork has affected 51 children with two having to be hospitalised.

# west-cork - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Measles outbreak has now spread to 31 people

Another six people have been diagnosed with the disease in West Cork. None of the initial affected group of 25 people was vaccinated against measles, the HSE has said.

# west-cork - Thursday 26 April, 2012

Man held in London over 2007 Cork cocaine seizure

Cocaine worth around €440m was dumped into the sea off the west Cork coast during a failed smuggling attempt over four years ago.

# west-cork - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

All clear: tests on Cork pheasants are negative for bird flu

A temporary exclusion zone is lifted after further tests on a flock of game birds in Clonakilty show bird flu had not spread.

# west-cork - Monday 2 April, 2012

Clonakilty bird flu “poses no risk to public health”

The Department of Agriculture said today that bird flu found in pheasants in Clonakilty is not the deadly H5N1 strain. However all biosecurity measures will remain in place in Barryroe, where results are expected on ill pheasants there.

# west-cork - Saturday 31 March, 2012

Tests continue and restrictions remain after avian flu outbreak in Cork

The Department of Agriculture said today that there was no update as yet as to the cause of the outbreak in Cork.

# west-cork - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Bailey says his life became “absolutely hell” in years after du Plantier death

The former journalist has given an interview to TV3 in which he claims that Gardaí told the local community that he was responsible for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 15 years ago.

# west-cork - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# west-cork - Monday 6 February, 2012

Search for missing fishermen off Cork coast to be scaled back

Two of the five men who were on the trawler when it sank are still unaccounted for.

# west-cork - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

Search continues for missing fishermen amid worsening conditions

Search teams are attempting to recover two of the five fishermen who went missing when the Tit Bonhomme sank off the coast of Union Hall over a week ago.

# west-cork - Friday 20 January, 2012

No further progress in search for Tit Bonhomme fishermen

A comprehensive two-hour search of the wreckage of the Tit Bonhomme ends without sign of the three missing fishermen.

Search to resume for three fishermen off west Cork coast

The bodies of two of the five fishermen who went missing last Sunday were recovered yesterday.

# west-cork - Thursday 19 January, 2012

Second body recovered near sunken trawler off Cork coast

The Garda and Naval Service Diving Units continue their search this afternoon.

# west-cork - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

Rescuers hope to continue search for five fishermen off Cork coast

Conditions are more favourable this morning amid hope that naval divers can reach the site where the Tit Bonhomme sank on Sunday.

# west-cork - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

Deteriorating sea conditions hamper search for Tit Bonhomme fishermen

The Defence Forces say the sea state has worsened in the last 24 hours, making dives to the sunken trawler too dangerous.

Conditions hamper search operation off west Cork coast

The search operation for five men missing off the coast of Union Hall will continue today.

# west-cork - Monday 16 January, 2012

Search to resume for five fishermen missing off west Cork coast

The search for the five fishermen missing in the Glandore Bay area will resume this morning.

# west-cork - Wednesday 16 November, 2011

Latest River Bandon investigation upgraded to murder

Gardaí have not released details of the post-mortem carried out on the man’s remains but say this is now a murder investigation.

# west-cork - Tuesday 15 November, 2011

Two charged with murder of Jonathan Duke

Two people have been charged with the murder of 27-year-old Jonathan Duke, whose body was discovered in the River Bandon on Sunday night.

# west-cork - Monday 14 November, 2011

Two arrested after body found in Bandon river

The body of a 27-year-old man was recovered just after 11pm last night.

# west-cork - Monday 10 October, 2011

Second deadly Portuguese Man o’ War spotted off Cork coast

A Portuguese Man o’ War was spotted in Dingle yesterday – now another one has washed up in West Cork. People are being urged not to touch these poisonous sea creatures.

# west-cork - Monday 3 October, 2011

French detectives to re-interview Du Plantier witnesses

A team of detectives and forensic scientists are due to arrive in Cork to re-interview witnesses and examine evidence linked to the 1996 unsolved murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

# west-cork - Monday 29 August, 2011

Eight-year-old boy dies after fall from bicycle in west Cork

Roan Harrington died in tragic accident on road just outside his home.

# west-cork - Wednesday 17 August, 2011

Du Plantier judge could be handed Ian Bailey’s personal diaries

Mr Bailey describes how he “tried to kill” his girlfriend in notes requested by the judge probing the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

# west-cork - Saturday 6 August, 2011

Irish travel website close with loss of 14 jobs

The Cork-based travel website had been trading since 1998 and had offices Skibbereen and Boston, USA.

# west-cork - Thursday 9 June, 2011

From Business ETC Jobswatch

Minister announces 150 new jobs for Cork

Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton said that SouthWestern would be adding to its 450-strong workforce in Clonakilty.